Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 498 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
8. 8.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
10. 10.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
11. 11.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
35. 35.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
36. 36.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
40. 40.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice

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